Ruby Developer Hourly Salary 2013

Adam Loving conducted a survey on Ruby developer hourly salaries for 2013. Here are the top takeaways from his 135 responses:

As expected, Ruby developers with more experience make more than those with less experience. For example, 20 survey takers reported that they make less than $50/hr. with only 1-2 years of experience.

If you’re a Ruby developer, it’s more lucrative to be in San Francisco than in Seattle. SF developers most commonly report that they make $126-$150/hr. while Seattle developers often report that they make $76-100/hr. There’s not enough data to infer trends in Austin, Boston, LA, or New York City. However, it’s interesting that Ruby developers can be had for less than $50/hr. from other parts of the world. A quick check on oDesk for Ruby developers confirms this.

If you’re interested in playing with the chart data, go to this Tableau link.